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HEAT – Warnings issued for multiple areas for July 29 to July 31

July 28, 2025 // 0 Comments

Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued heat warnings for multiple areas in the Interior Health region from Tuesday, July 29 to Thursday, July 31. Areas impacted [Continue]

HEAT WAVE – McIsland cooling centre to close, Sandman Centre to open

July 12, 2024 // 0 Comments

The Sandman Centre concourse will open Sunday (July 14) as the designated cooling centre until the end of the heat event. The cooling centre at the NHL Ice at the McArthur [Continue]

HEAT WAVE – City opens cooling centre at McArthur Island Sports & Events

July 9, 2024 // 0 Comments

The City of Kamloops has opened a cooling centre at the NHL rink at the McArthur Island Sports and Event Centre. Residents can use the facility to seek temporary relief from [Continue]

COLLINS – Why aren’t we ready for the next atmospheric river event?

November 21, 2022 // 0 Comments

ALTHOUGH THE TERM has been around since the 1990’s, I hadn’t heard the term “atmospheric river” very often. It’s nothing new, but has been described as the [Continue]

COLLINS – No proper winter tires? Get the hell off the road!

November 8, 2022 // 0 Comments

NOTHING IS MORE FRUSTRATING than the first snowfall of the season. Except for the number of idiots who don’t have proper snow tires on. The first snowfall is always tricky. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Failure to be ready with winter shelters is mind-blowing

November 7, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S SIMPLY MIND-BLOWING that Kamloops has been caught so off-guard on winter shelter for the homeless this year. Though the sudden drop [Continue]